Their anxieties, their hope for relocation, and their gratitude to the Greeks Published on the newspaper “To Vima”, June 3rd 2016 On one of the hottest afternoons of June, in the yard of a family hotel in Rovies, children are seen running, playing on the swings, playing quietly, almost silently, under thee shade of trees. […]
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Huffington Post: A day with them at the Museum is a special day
Solidarity Now familiarizes refugees with the Greek culture through visits to the Museum of Cycladic Art. In this article, the fourth visit to the Museum is described, which took place in the context of the “Home for Hope” project, with the common goal of connecting people through art and culture. By huffingtonpost.gr
ETHNOS: It’s like I live with my sister
A tribute in Ethnos newspaper on Saturday 24th of October, to Narin’s family hosted in Hamad’s home in the center of Athens; this is one of the families referring to the UNHCR and Solidarity Now hosting program “Home for Hope”. In the context of the whole project, the concept entitled We Are Family is developed, […]
KATHIMERINI: The EU’s position is “dreadful”
Article published in Kathimerini In an interview with the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, the Eugene Mayer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale, Seyla Benhabib, characterized the way the# EU has handled the refugee crisis as dreadful. Professor Benhabib will be in Athens to attend an event on migration organized by the Harvard Business School […]
HUFFINGTON POST: From a migration crisis in the 1990s to a refugee crisis in the 2010s: Closing your eyes (and borders) does not solve anything
by Anna Triandafyllidou, member of the BoD of SolidarityNow and professor at the European University Institute The refugee crisis has gone into a new phase in the last days after the unilateral decision of Austria to call a coordination meeting with Balkan countries and effectively block its borders creating a cascade effect down to the FYROM […]
KATHIMERINI: Migration flows, Europe and Greece, by Stelios Zavvos
by Mr. Stelios Zavvos, Chairman of the Advisory Board of SolidarityNow the article was publish in “Kathimerini”, 14.02.2016 Recent migration flows pose an existential threat to Europe and pressure the social fabric in Greece. In Germany the population’s reactions jeopardize the Merkel government. Is the coexistence of European pluralist democracy within the growing migration flows […]
IRIN NEWS: Stop scapegoating Greece, by Fotini Rantsiou SN field advisor
MYTILINE, 2 February 2016 (IRIN) – Fotini Rantsiou is a volunteer aid worker and field advisor for Greek NGO, Solidarity Now. She is based on Lesvos while on a leave of absence from the UN’s emergency aid coordination body OCHA.As the Greek islands continue to receive around 2,000 migrants and refugees every day, despite treacherous winter […]
HUFFINGTON POST: Solidarity Center: Working together with a common vision
Iorgos Karagiannis Coordinator of the Athens Solidarity Center of SolidarityNow This article was published on Huffingtonpost, 14/01/2016 Across from Larissa Station, in the old familiar garrison, are the headquarters of a joint effort in which I was asked to contribute as Coordinator, in April 2015. This is an innovative approach combining a multitude of services […]